Ruf Beats is an independent British

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

. It was founded in Manchester, England, in 1993 by Dave Davis of

Jeep Beat Collective Jeep Beat Collective is the best known recording name of British hip hop DJ Dave Davies. He has also recorded under the names Mindbomb, Godfather of Weird and Dave the Ruf. His music carries a heavy emphasis on scratching, but he also raps. In 199 ...

History

Originally started in 1993 The Ruf Label, now known as Ruf Beats Music, was a primarily an output source for Dave Davies (a.k.a. THE RUF or dave the ruf) projects and alias. JEEP BEAT COLLECIVE became known worldwide for championing scratching, heavy bass and killer ruf beats and had releases on ruf beats, ninja tune, US bomb, andy smith's document, justin robertson's journeys CD and many more. MINDBOMB was Ruf's British hip hop vocal group that helped establish credibility for rhyming in homegrown voices and mixed humour and politics over some smoking hot music. GODFATHER OF WEIRD is Ruf's strange soundtrack project. The Ruf Diamonds series and Thermonuclear Soundwars were albums to showcase the cream of hip hop from all over the UK Ruf Beats had over 25 releases up until 2003. Dave The Ruf is making new music for future release, and continues to DJ in his home-town of Manchester and around the world.

Artists

*Jeep Beat Collective *MindBomb *Godfather of Weird *K Delight *Asti Also compilation releases featuring: Hearts of darkness, Suspekt, Metaphorce, Unanimous, Numskullz, Krispy, Icepick and DJ Supreme

Compilations

*''Ruf Diamonds Volume One'' (1996) *''Jeep Beat Collective – Repossessed Wildstyles – Classic Cuts'' (1998) *''Ruf Diamonds Volume 2'' (1998) *''Thermo Nuclear Soundwarz'' (2000)

References

External links

Ruf Beats Official SiteRuf MouthThe Ruf Label DiscogsArtist Page allmusic.com
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